AI Rate Professor

Physics

Xavier Thiebaux

PHYSICS2AG · PHYS2AG · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless and ; most students do not recommend him.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes not lectureUnorganizedLots of homeworkTest heavyCaring when engaged
  • Most students say he barely lectures and leaves you with packets and .
  • A minority found him caring and .
  • Physics content is tough and workload is heavy, with several students dropping or avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few students earned As with effort, but , and drops when teaching was weak.

Online evidence is one successful A with effort; and withdrawals.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics is treated as hard and , and students struggle to follow.

Both formats call the material hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

while others mark it mandatory and warn skipping hurts you.

; in-person reports are mixed between optional and required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and most comments urge students to switch professors or drop.

The ; most in-person reviews would not.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Tests are described as too hard relative to teaching, with tough outcomes and limited grade cushion.

Format shift

Online student still earned an A with help; and low satisfaction.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and test-heavy load dominate the comments.

Format shift

Heavy work appears in both formats; .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A few praise care and accessibility, but most say he , is unorganized, and confuses students.

Format shift

Online transition review is positive; in-person majority is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and labs exist, but students stress difficult tests and .

Format shift

Both formats mention quizzes and tests; in-person adds heavy packets and lab group work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and exams harder than preparation.

Main concern

Does ; several call him the worst professor and .

What students said

“ . He gives you this fat packet and tells you to do it.”
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“ at all, and if he goes over a problem, he does not finish it.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One positive online review describes him as caring and materials provided if you ask questions.

Main concern

Handwriting on materials can be hard to read and the class was still difficult.

What students said

“Amazing professor that is caring if you put in the effort.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly called much harder than class preparation, with weak lecture support.

Difficult examsTest heavyLittle exam prep from lectures

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

little or incorrect lecturing.

Difficult examsTest heavyWeak lecture alignment
“He does not teach .”
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“ be.”
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Online

Online review stresses asking about quizzes and tests and getting help, but .

Quizzes and testsAsk for clarification
“ , and tests. He will help you out.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He gives you this fat packet and tells you to do it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting weak lecturing versus occasional care. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“ at all, and if he goes over a problem, he does not finish it.”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“Class is a joke. Avoid!”

📚 Workload

25/100

“ and difficult.”

❤️ When He Cares

70/100

“Amazing professor that is caring if you put in the effort.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and once every blue moon when he tries to he does the problems wrong.
  • doing.
  • Confusing professor and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He does not teach .
  • If you don't have any physics background you will probably struggle.
  • be.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He works with students, answered a lot of my off-topic questions, and .
  • Amazing professor that is caring if you put in the effort.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews from 2019-2021 with but mixed polarity and only one online report.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHYS2AG5 reviews
PHYSICS2AG1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1